Rokytne, Rivne Oblast

Rokytne
Рокитне
Urban-type settlement

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Rokytne
Location of Rokytne in Ukraine
Rokytne
Rokytne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°17′14″N 27°12′37″E / 51.28722°N 27.21028°E / 51.28722; 27.21028Coordinates: 51°17′14″N 27°12′37″E / 51.28722°N 27.21028°E / 51.28722; 27.21028
Country  Ukraine
Province  Rivne Oblast
District Rokytne Raion
Founded 1888
Town status 1940
Government
 • Town Head Viktor Tatus
Area
 • Total 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 179 m (587 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 7,143
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 34200
Area code +380 3635
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Rokytne (Ukrainian: Рокитне, Russian: Рокитное, Polish: Rokitno) is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It also serves as the administrative center of Rokytne Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Its population was 7,143 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 6,833 (2017 est.)[3]

A settlement named Okhotnikove (Ukrainian: Охотнікове) was located on the territory of Rokytne since around the 17th century.[2] In 1888, the village of Okhotnikove was incorporated, and it kept that name until it was renamed to "Rokytne" in 1922. Rokytne acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.[2] Rokytne is the birthplace of a Ukrainian-American theologian, historian, and political analyst Sergey F Dezhnyuk.

See also

  • Tomashhorod, the other urban-type settlement in Rokytne Raion of Rivne Oblast

References

  1. ↑ "Rokytne (Rivne Oblast, Rokytne Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Rokytne Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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